Yahoo Lifestyle Crazy Rich Asians TV Series in the Works — Who’s Returning From the Original Cast?
More Crazy Rich Asians are on the way… but there’s a twist!
Seven years after Kevin Kwan’s best-selling book series spawned a blockbuster movie, they’re now being developed as a TV show for Max. The film’s co-writer, Adele Lim, will serve as showrunner, executive-producing alongside Kwan and the film’s director Jon M. Chu.
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Kwan’s trilogy consists of three books — Crazy Rich Asians, which was released in 2013, followed by 2015’s China Rich Girlfriend and 2017’s Rich People Problems.
The 2018 Crazy Rich Asians movie starred Henry Golding and Constance Wu as central couple Nick and Rachel, joined by a sprawling cast of well-known actors. Notable co-stars included Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Ronny Chieng, Ken Jeong, Lisa Lu, Chris Pang, Nico Santos, Jimmy O. Yang and Michelle Yeoh, among others.
Because the project is in the early stages of development, TVLine’s sister site Deadline reports that it’s too soon to say which original cast members might reprise their roles in the new series.
A sequel to the 2018 film has also been in the works for some time, and according to this new report, the Max series does not conflict with the sequel; a second Crazy Rich Asians film is still being developed.
Would you tune in to a Crazy Rich Asians TV show? And which characters are you hoping to see again? Drop a comment with your thoughts below.
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